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Farrukh Dhondy
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In his words: "I am just a professional writer, which means I don't do blogs and try and get money for whatever I write."
    Parsi community members visit a fire temple on the occasion of Navroz, the Parsi New Year, at Kappawala Agiary in Mumbai, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Parsis are now an endangered lot; let's look for ways...

    An open letter to Mumbai Parsi Panchayat raises questions about religious practices and community identity

    4 May 2024 12:01 AM IST

    On Saturday, April 13, Gideon Falter, the chief executive of an organisation called the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism, went to Aldwych in central London as the pro-Palestinian demonstration was in progress past that spot. (Image: Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Amid Gaza war, efforts on to ban pro-Palestinian...

    Accusations of anti-Semitism arise after Jewish activist's attempt to cross march route

    27 April 2024 12:25 AM IST

    Controversy Erupts as Universities Allocate Funds for Revising Classic Works Amid Concerns About Sensitivity. (image: Freepik)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Are V.S. Naipaul, R.L. Stevenson, Blyton becoming...

    Preserving Literature or Perpetuating Censorship? The Debate Over Revisionism in Academic Circles

    19 April 2024 11:47 PM IST

    In 1976, on Londons Southall High Street, 18-year-old Gurdip Singh Chaggar was brutally stabbed to death. (Image: Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | How London's Bangladeshis kept the racists at bay in...

    Recalling the Untold Stories of Resistance in Southall, Tower Hamlets, and Bradford

    13 April 2024 12:09 AM IST

    J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, in London, Nov. 13, 2018. Police say J.K. Rowling didnt break the law with tweets criticizing Scotlands new hate speech law and referring to transgender women as men. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Scotland makes hate' a crime J.K. Rowling will test...

    J.K. Rowling's opposition to transgender policies has sparked debate over Scotland's new hate crime law.

    5 April 2024 11:43 PM IST

    Controversy swirls around TikTok as political interests clash over free speech and foreign ownership. (AA File Image)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Getting the news from TikTok and social media: Will...

    TikTok Ban Controversy Sparks Debate Over Free Speech and Foreign Ownership

    30 March 2024 12:03 AM IST

    People walk past a barricade in a road in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 20, 2024. Negotiations to form a transitional council to govern Haiti advanced on March 20, as the United States airlifted more citizens to safety from gang violence that has plunged the impoverished country into chaos. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Haiti is the face of total anarchy: Why West Indies...

    Reflections on Anarchy: From The Rubaiyat of Behseekh Ali to the Streets of Haiti

    22 March 2024 11:51 PM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunk, right, and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of Labour, Tories and a storm in a teacup in Britain...

    Amidst political turmoil, a spotlight on racism, accountability, and the nuances of free speech in the UK's political...

    16 March 2024 3:40 AM IST

    George Galloway. (Image: Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | How Galloway won UK byelection with his...

    Maverick politico George Galloway won the House of Commons byelection in Rochdale, leveraging his reputation as a...

    9 March 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Shamima BegumOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Shamima Begum a terrorist threat or victim of ISIS?...

    Were Shamima and friends in touch with someone on the Internet or in person who groomed them into embracing ISIS?

    2 March 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Pedestrians shelter from the rain under Union flag umbrellas as they pass the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clocks bell, \Big Ben\, at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in London on February 22, 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of Rolex watches and other thefts Is London in grip...

    Rolex Thieves Unmasked: Delving into the Ethical Quandary of Street Crime and Social Injustice

    24 Feb 2024 2:06 AM IST

    Simon Danczuk, Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom. (Image: Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Democracy can be dodgy: The war in Gaza still plagues...

    Navigating the twists of democracy and local politics, the Rochdale by-election a tableau of shrewd maneuvers and...

    17 Feb 2024 12:05 AM IST

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